The Bernie Sanders smear campaign has begun

[PatrickforO]

284. I hear what you're saying and agree to an extent, but this was out of bounds.

There has been a lot of play on this board about TPP, and I suspect most people on the political sections have followed it to some extent. As an economist I can see it will be a total disaster - right up there with NAFTA. I guess my point is that I did not feel like I was introducing people on that board to a topic. It's been out there and it would be really hard not to have read a couple things about it, particularly if you look at lots of posts here as part of your newsgathering routine.

But this lady was really strange - she kept demanding links and when I gave them she demanded more because those weren't good enough, even though they were. I finally came to the conclusion she was playing games, i.e. being deliberately obtuse. It was kind of insulting actually.

To put it bluntly, I felt like I was talking to one of those Republicans who purposely deny the data and that a problem even exists. Remember the 2008, 2010 and 2012 campaigns? When people like Maher would have a panel with a Dem and a Repub and then he'd talk about a problem, like global warming or wealth inequity or something and the Dem would spout some stats and then the Repub would end the conversation by simply denying the problem even existed. Seriously, that's what talking to this lady was like. I mean, sure, I can see where we might disagree if you are for Clinton and I'm for Sanders, but geez.